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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Alan R. Neuhauser, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Jack C. Crystal, Owings Mill, MD (US);
Jack K. Zhang, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Alan R. Neuhauser, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Jack C. Crystal, Owings Mill, MD (US);
Jack K. Zhang, Ijamsville, MD (US);
Arbitron, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for initiating participation of a user of a portable device (PUA) in a research operation using a respective one of a plurality of PUA's providing communication services pursuant to a single agreement with a communication service provider. Data identifying the PUA user is associated with data identifying a group of persons receiving communication services pursuant to the single agreement; and demographic data of the PUA user is associated with the data identifying the PUA user.